Monday, 7 October 2013

Best antivirus and internet security of 2014

Before discussing best antivirus or internet security let us be clear about difference between antivirus and internet security.

Difference between antivirus and internet security

  1. Antivirus is a class of software that detects and cleans out virus infected files while Internet Security is a suite of applications that aims to protect users against threats from the internet
  2. Internet Security suites usually include an antivirus application among other programs
  3. Internet security suites commonly includes a firewall, anti malware, anti spyware, and email protection programs
  4. Internet Security suites often cost more than stand-alone antivirus applications

Best Antivirus 2014

All the rating is out of 10

Solution Protection Interface Performance Price/Licenses Ease of Use Total
Norton AntiVirus (NAV) 2014 10 10 10 6(Rs.555) 10 46
Microsoft Security Essentials 10 10 8 10(Free) 10 48
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 10 9 10 8(Rs.315) 9 46

Price can be vary.
Here clearly Microsoft Security Essentials is winner.
It's slow when scanning but with real time protection you do not need to scan your computer.
In windows 8 windows defender is alone same as Microsoft Security Essentials.

Best Internet Security 2014

All the rating is out of 10

Solution Protection Interface Performance Price/Licenses Feature Total
Norton Internet security 2014 10 10 10 8(Rs.800) 9 47
Quick heal Internet security 9 10 8 9(Rs.786) 8 44
Kaspersky Internet security 2014 10 9 9 10(Rs.535) 10 48

Price can be vary.
Here Kaspersky and Norton got almost same rank.
Kaspersky is officially used by russion government whereas Norton is used by many website.
In many website at the end of the page you will see
That shows this website is secured by norton
Kaspersky won in feature with application control, network monitor , add blocker feature
but it makes computer slow and it's interface is also difficult for normal user.
whereas norton have high performance and speed.

Recommendation:

For antivirus we would suggest Microsoft Security Essentials.
For windows 8 user who want only anti virus they do not need to download any external softwere windows defender is alone able to protect it.
For internet security we would suggest norton.

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